The courage to press on

Good morning everyone and I hope that your days have started to shift to brighter ones.  For today I would like to focus on courage.  Ah what a word, when I hear that word I automatically think about someone doing the impossible and standing in the face of fear and not backing down.  Courage is a beautiful emotion that can help drive our depression and anxiety out the window.  With courage you have the strength to face your toughest demons and work towards a resolution.  You might be thinking: "well, you can type the words on a computer and tell everyone what courage is, but how do I find it for myself?"  Courage is something (to me) that is a learned behavior.  Courage can start out very small and build to an emotion that can take you anywhere.  If you are struggling with finding courage, what are some ways that we can gain courage over our depression and anxiety?  For everyone is different with their emotions, so it is important to find what works best for you.  A lot of times we can find that courage starts with a simple phrase of words.  If you know someone who is struggling today, give them some encouragement.   A simple- "hey you are doing a great job" or " I am proud of what you have done" can really help drive a person to want to do better for themselves.  I know that many times when we are down any word or phrase that is said to us can bounce off our walls and not penetrate them.  We can take that encouragement and just disregard it, but if you keep strong and persistent that person may start to believe what you are telling them.  As humans we love it when people congratulate us on an achievement and for that moment in time we can bask in the glory of our victory.  But a lot of times we do not hear the words enough.  When you give an uplifting phrase to someone, you can watch their facial expression change, it is as if whatever had burdened them has lifted for that short period of time.  That person can then take the memory of that time where they were uplifted and have the courage to seek out that praise again.  If we give more positive thoughts to an individual, over time you will start to see a change in their attitude towards the world.  When someone is filled up with uplifting messages you have provided them with the courage to stand in the face of their fear.  It is a slow process for sure to build courage for yourself and for others but if we stay vigilant in the fight against our depression and anxiety we can start to turn the negative emotions into positive ones.  So for today lets go out and give someone the courage to carry on, the courage to stand and fight even in the darkest times.  Everyone on this planet deserves to feel appreciate and everyone deserves to have courage built up inside of them.  With courage anything is possible, we may not know the complete struggle that that person may experience but with a little help we can start to overturn that darkness.

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